Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City, AR
Also known as Baptist Memorial Hospital
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About Forrest City Medical Center
Forrest City Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 118 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Crossridge Community Hospital, about 13 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
90% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys107
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.03452, -90.77516
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Forrest City Medical Center located?
Forrest City Medical Center is at 1601 Newcastle Road, Forrest City, AR 72335 in St. Francis County.
Does Forrest City Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Forrest City Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 150 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Forrest City Medical Center?
Forrest City Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is Forrest City Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Arkansas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Forrest City Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (870) 261-0000.
Would patients recommend Forrest City Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (107 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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